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UK must do better over electric cars – MPs
They’re still too expensive and there are not enough charging points, a report warns. …
Gas Boilers: What are heat pumps and how much do they cost?
No new gas boilers should be sold from 2025 according to the the International Energy Agency. …
Just 20 firms behind more than half of single-use plastic waste – study
The study looked at approximately 1,000 factories that make the raw materials for single-use products. …
Climate change: Ban all gas boilers from 2025 to reach net-zero
A ban on new gas boilers from 2025 is one step to reach net-zero emissions by…
Green light for 'net zero' equivalent for nature
The government is expected to announce a legally-binding target for 2030 to halt nature loss. …
More than a billion sparrows in the world, study finds
At least 50 billion individual wild birds are on the planet, including 1.6 billion house sparrows,…
Bloodhound racer stored in Coventry Museum as funding hunt starts
The team’s ambition to set a land speed world record requires more investment, the group says. …
UK plastic waste being dumped and burned in Turkey, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace says it found plastic waste from UK supermarkets dumped and burned at numerous sites. …
John Kerry: US climate envoy criticised for optimism on clean tech
John Kerry told the BBC technologies that don’t yet exist will play a huge role in…